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"The thought of not seeing him was bad for us both. Then it got a little bit heated," he told presenters Eamonn and Ruth.

He added: "I bought Nutella for us all to live as a family. I do work from home so I spent a lot of time raising him and training him as a puppy."

So when the couple split - just two months ago - they were forced to come to a custody arrangement after consulting the law.

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Julia, who at one point during the interview took hold of Nutella from Paul when he couldn't contain the pup any longer, said: "He loves the dog. I'm never going to be that person that is going to keep him away from Nutella."

Paul, who seemed quite smug that the cute pug had his surname, explained that now the two split Nutella's time from Wednesday to Wednesday.